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Near-Weapons Grade Uranium Survives Underground as U.S. Assessment Continues

Israel insists its June raids left near-weapons grade uranium intact deep under Isfahan, warning recovery efforts could prompt new airstrikes.

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Overview

  • Israeli government sources concluded that about 60 percent enriched uranium remained in deep underground storage at the Isfahan facility after June’s bunker-buster attacks
  • Western intelligence officials assess that significant quantities of high-enriched uranium lie buried in debris at the targeted sites and could still be accessed
  • IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has suggested Iran may have relocated its enriched stockpile before the raids, a view Israel has publicly dismissed
  • U.S. Department of Defense leaders confirm their detailed review of the bunker-buster strikes is ongoing and has not yet produced a final finding
  • President Trump has stated he would authorize further airstrikes if Iran resumes enrichment to levels he deems dangerously close to weapons grade